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Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
- Montreal's new mayor-elect, Soraya Martinez Ferrada, stated that voters have broken a new ceiling by electing someone from a diverse and immigrant background to lead the city.
- Martinez Ferrada won against the leader of the governing left-leaning party in the recent election, demonstrating a shift in voter support.
- Her main goals include ending the public transit workers' strike and addressing homelessness.
- The city will no longer dismantle tent encampments, with plans for longer-term solutions.
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MONTREAL — The elected Mayor of Montreal said on Monday that her Chilean refugee child's journey proves that people from all over the world can be welcomed and succeed in Quebec's metropolis, even if the provincial government hardens its position towards immigrants. The day after her victory at the head of Canada's second largest city, Soraya Martinez Ferrada thanked voters for having "bringed the glass ceiling" by electing the first mayor of Mo…
·Richelieu, Canada
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Total News Sources22
Leaning Left13Leaning Right0Center2Last UpdatedBias Distribution87% Left
Bias Distribution
- 87% of the sources lean Left
87% Left
L 87%
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